Category Archives: Product market

Talk at the Economist conference: “Getting Greece back on track: how?”

In an invited talk at the 15th Economist Roundtable with the Government of Greece, Michael Haliassos and Dimitri Vayanos argued that the solution to the economic crisis in Greece lies in a series of deep reforms that will raise productivity. … Continue reading

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Lecture by Nobel-prize winner Chris Pissarides in Athens

Professor Chris Pissarides from the London School of Economics, winner of the Nobel prize in Economics in 2010, gave a lecture in Athens on Friday April 8, titled “The labor market in a modern economy: theory and lessons for economic … Continue reading

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National competition policy and growth

The concept of “National Competition Policy” is used to provide a unifying framework for evaluating the quality of Greece’s legal and institutional structures that are critical for ensuring effective competition in and for the markets of goods and services.  We … Continue reading

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Development is the only solution: seventeen proposals for a new development strategy

Is there a strategy that can free Greece from the grip of today’s unprecedented economic and social crisis and place her on a path of sustainable development and solid prosperity? The signers of this article believe that the answer is … Continue reading

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The economic crisis in Greece: a time of reform and opportunity

This article explains the causes of the Greek crisis, as well as the key reforms that are needed to get Greece out of the crisis and make it prosperous. Reforms are on two main fronts: those designed to improve the … Continue reading

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